Decline in Duodenal Ulcer Surgery
- 7 March 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 237 (10) , 987-988
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1977.03270370059023
Abstract
The number of perforated duodenal ulcers at five Seattle-area hospitals and all duodenal ulcer operations performed at three Seattle-area hospitals were studied. In the past ten years, a decline of 35% in both perforated duodenal ulcers and all duodenal ulcer surgery indicates a similar decline in the overall incidence of duodenal ulcer. These data are supported by articles in the literature, which report a declining incidence of duodenal ulcer beginning around 1955 and continuing for 20 years. This decline challenges the idea that duodenal ulcer results chiefly from the stresses of urbanization. (JAMA237:987-988, 1977)Keywords
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